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Category: Made in North Yorkshire

Made in North Yorkshire: Dr Laura Sobey Veale

The final feature in the Great North Yorkshire Sons and Daughters series, is Dr Laura Veale. Born on 30 August 1867 in the village of Hampsthwaite, near Harrogate, Laura Veale went onto become the first Yorkshire woman to qualify as a doctor. Early life Dr Laura Sobey Veale came from a prominent family of doctors,… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Dr Laura Sobey Veale

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Made in North Yorkshire: Miss Winifred Jacob Smith MBE

Our next Made in North Yorkshire feature tells the story of Miss Winifred Jacob Smith MBE of Knaresborough and her work in the Women’s Land Army. … Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Miss Winifred Jacob Smith MBE

March 25, 2021March 24, 2021 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Made in North Yorkshire: Thomas Richardson

This post tells the story of Quaker Thomas Richardson and how he became known as Great Ayton’s greatest benefactor.… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Thomas Richardson

February 26, 2021February 19, 2021 northyorkscro1 Comment

Made in North Yorkshire: Marie Hartley, Ella Pontefract and Joan Ingilby

This post from the Made in North Yorkshire series explores the contribution made by Marie Hartley, Ella Pontefract and Joan Ingilby to the documentation of the history and intangible heritage of the Yorkshire Dales… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Marie Hartley, Ella Pontefract and Joan Ingilby

January 23, 2021January 22, 2021 northyorkscro1 Comment

Made in North Yorkshire: John Carr

The next Made in North Yorkshire feature tells the story of John Carr, Georgian architect and bridgemaster for the North and West Ridings of Yorkshire. … Read More Made in North Yorkshire: John Carr

December 10, 2020December 9, 2020 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Made in North Yorkshire: Miss Bridget Elizabeth Talbot

The next Made in North Yorkshire feature tells the story of Miss Bridget Talbot and her connection to Kiplin Hall.… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Miss Bridget Elizabeth Talbot

November 18, 2020November 17, 2020 northyorkscro2 Comments

Made in North Yorkshire: Dr Pickles

As part of our Made in North Yorkshire series, we are proud to share the story of Dr William Pickles, a Yorkshire Dales GP and leading epidemiologist of his time.… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Dr Pickles

October 22, 2020October 21, 2020 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Made in North Yorkshire: Kearton Brothers

Next in the Made in North Yorkshire series, we celebrate the brothers Richard and Cherry Kearton from Thwaites in Swaledale and look back at their achievements as pioneering early wildlife photographers. … Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Kearton Brothers

September 23, 2020September 21, 2020 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Made In North Yorkshire: Sir George Cayley

This Made in North Yorkshire feature tells the story of Sir George Cayley (1773-1857) known as the ‘Father of Flight’.… Read More Made In North Yorkshire: Sir George Cayley

August 12, 2020August 11, 2020 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Made in North Yorkshire: Ursula Lascelles

Our first Great North Yorkshire Son or Daughter is VAD nurse Ursula Lascelles, who travelled from the rural North Yorkshire village of Slingsby, to the battlefields of France to support the war effort during World War One. Ursula Lascelles was born in Sheriff Hutton in July 1890, and died in 1992, aged 102. She was… Read More Made in North Yorkshire: Ursula Lascelles

July 9, 2020July 8, 2020 northyorkscro2 Comments

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